Difference between revisions of "Modern Entries"

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by John Mallory

Modern Entries
Title page from Modern Entries, George Wythe Collection, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary.
Author	John Mallory
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Published	London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (asigns of E. Sayer) for R. Gosling
Date	1734
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Language	English
Volumes	2 volume set
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Desc.	Folio (32 cm.)
Location	Shelf L-5
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Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library

Listed in the Jefferson Inventory of Wythe's Library as Modern entries 2d v. and given by Thomas Jefferson to Dabney Carr. Four editions of this title were published between 1734 and 1791.^[1] The Brown Bibliography^[2] includes the first edition (1734) while George Wythe's Library^[3] on LibraryThing indicates "1734-35 or 1741." The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the 1734 edition.

Description of Wolf Law Library copy

Bound in contemporary calf with blind rules to boards and blind fillets along joints. Spines feature raised bands; vol. 1 includes label with gilt lettering and rules; label missing from Vol. 2. Early owner signature (of William Margetts) to both front pastedowns and occasional annotations in his hand appear on title page and in volumes. Purchased from the Lawbook Exchange.

Images of the library's copy of this book are available on Flickr. View the record for this book in William & Mary's online catalog.

See also

• Jefferson Inventory
• Wythe's Library

References

1. ↑ English Short Title Catalog, http://estc.bl.uk, search of "Modern Entries and Mallory".
2. ↑ Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433
3. ↑ LibraryThing, s.v. "Member: George Wythe", accessed on September 27, 2021.